Thermometer and casing therefor



July 15 1924.

c. NURNBERG THIJRIVIOIVIEJTER AND CASING TH EREF OR Filed Oct; 1922 4 tIQEMSS2* WITNESSES I INVENTOR A TTORNEYS I Patented July 15, 1924.lfrfll fil UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' CHARLES NURNBERG, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

THERMOMETER AND CASING THEREFOR.

Application filed October 16, 1922. Serial No. 594,837.

To all whom it may concern: In the drawing Be 1t known that 1, CHARLESNURNBERG, Figure 1 is a perspective view of one a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a res1 form of the invention; dent" of W of h ew k: boroughf Figure 2 1s a vertlcal longitudinal section 55 Bg'tipkl vn, 1nthecounty of Kings and State on th li 2 f Fi 1; y V a Pi l Yolh him?lmehted {Knew and 1301 Figure 3 1s a side elevation of another p1 ovcdThermometer and Caslng Therefor, form of h i ti d 7 of h f 1S and Figure4 is a side elevation of the therexact cesciiptlon. mometer detachedfrom its casing and rest- 60 This invent on relates to lmprovements 1n iOn a support casings for thermometers and the like and 1sdesignedpartmularly as an lmprovement Relferring more particularly tothe drawin t 1e numeral 5 indicates a casin of elon- Over my formerPatent 90075801 granted ga ted cylindrical formation having a closedOctober 1908' end 6 and an open internally screw threaded 65 In the l 9mentioned p h there 15 end 7. In the form of the invention illusshown aclinical thermometer havlng means t t d i Fi 1 and 2 a spring clip 8 onh l Porhoh adlaceht' each end E is secured to the casing 5 adjacent theend 7 exte'hchhg f y from the y P P thereof to provide a means forsecuring the for suppolhlhg the Same out of Contact W casing in thepocket of the user. In the. 70 table or other Support d for p 'm formshown in Figure 3, the clip 8 is disthe.thermometer l Tolhhg whenrest-111g pensed with and in its stead a flexible con- Oh PPW1ththehm9meter5 of thls nection, such as a chain 10, is secured at andsimilar constructions 1t 1s customary to one end to the Closed and 6 ofthe casing 5, Sinner when P 1h P while the other end of the chain isprovided 75 2 tectlve casing of conslderably larger d1- with a Springclasp 11 hi h may b ameter than the thermometer itself. In thus cured to& garmenf to prevent loss of the carrying the thermometers they ofttimesbe- Casing fronfthe OOCke/o of the usen come broken within the casing,or when be- 2 thermometker 12 l d i connecing withdrawn ins ertedtherein to tion with the present invention is of a con- 80 t fact thatnot'hmg 1S Provlded keep struction similar to that disclosed in the mgthe thermometer out of contact wlth the above mentioned patent in thatthe Same is Walls of casmgprovided adjacent the bulb end 13 of the AnObject of the present mvetltlon. 15 to thermometer with a means, such asthe prosecure an of the tldvantages Obtamed 111 y iec tion 14 formaintaining the bulb end of 5 a former construct-1011 and at the samet1me fi thermometer out of Contact with a sup provide a casing or h ldWhlch W111 be port when the thermometer is rested thereefi'ective 1ncentrally positioning the theron mometer therein out of cont-act withthe t 1 t th sides and end of the casing. h Present lhvhhtloh 00h p 95 e40 Another object is to provide a closure for PTOVlSlOh fiddltlohalmhahs adapted the thermometer casing which forms a. part PP 71th the p l14 to of the thermometer and which cooperates m the thermomeher out ofehgagemehb with means on the thermometer to prevent Wlth a pp Whlchmeans also P Q rolling thereoi when resting on a table or & 0108MB JE01"the p end 7 0f h hf! other support. As shown the closure member 15 1sprovided Th above d th bj t ill appear 1n the inner end thereof with arecess 16 more clearly from the following detail def r p v g one n thethermometer scription, when take in connection ith 12 wh1ch 1s secured1n said recess by means the accompanying drawing, which illustrate Ofany sultable' mater1al, such as a th1n film 5O preferred embodiments ofthe inventive of sealing wax, which Wlll permlt the theridea. mometer tobe readily removed 1n order that the same may be replaced should itbecome accidentally broken. The inner end 17 of the closure 15 isreduced and externally threaded to engage the interior threads of theend 7 of the casing, whereby the thermometer 12 willbe centrallypositioned within said casing and out of contact with the walls thereof.Intermediate the ends of the closure 15 the same is provided with anannular flange 18 having a plurality of plane or flat surfaces whichform suitable grips for removing. the closure and thermometer from thecasing and one of which surfaces is in a plane parallel to the portionof the projection 14, which is designed to engage a support. The flange18 is or" such a width as to engage the end 7 of the casing 5 so thatthe inward movement of the dos ure 15 and thermometer 12 will be limitedoy said flange.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the inventionprovides athermometer casing which may be readily and convenientlycarried about the person of the user and also provides an effectivemeans for maintaining the thermometer out of contact with a support andpreventing rolling thereof, so that a reading of the thermometer may bemade while the same is resting on said support.

What is claimed is:

In a device of the character described, the combination of a casinghaving an open end, a closure for said end of the casing having aportion insertable into and withdrawable from said end and also having aflange intermediate the ends thereof for limiting the inward movement ofsaid closure, said flange being provided with a plurality of planesurfaces, said closure also having a centrally arranged recess in itsinner end extending outwardly to a point medially the ends of theclosure, and a thermometer having one end secured in said recess andheld in spaced relation to the walls of said casing by said closure,said thermometer being provided with a projection cooperating with oneof said plane surfaces to maintain said thermometer out of contact witha support when resting thereon and to prevent rolling of saidthermometer on said support.

CHARLES NURNBERG.

